DonateRabbi Ben Tzion Eisenstadt
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Jewish HistorianDate of Death:
Fri. August 31, 1951 -
Av 29 5711
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Directions to Kever: Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Society: ADATH ISRAEL OF B'VILLE & EAST NEW YORK Block: 32, Row: 015R, Grave: 30, Section: 1
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: BEN EISENSTADT
Biographical Notes:
The Rav was a prolific writer credited with recording much of the early Jewish history of these shores.
Credit: L'Zecher Nishmas Rav Chaim Stein ZT"L, Rosh Yeshivah Telshe Yeshiva
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Besides an Historian he was a Rav and prolifif writer on diffrent topics and Magid Mieshorim (preacher) in Brwonsville, Brooklyn.
Any known descendants?
http://books.google.com/books?id=cgMCSrDxKGAC&lpg=PA56&dq=%22Ben%20Zion%20Eisenstadt%22&pg=PA56#v=onepage&q&f=false
He had 4 children, 8 grandchildren. I am one of his grandchildren (via his son Yosef). His entire works are being republished by the American Jewish Legacy (http://www.ajlegacy.org/projects-4). The republication was in the page proof stage as of 3 months ago.
Eric β what do make of the following excerpt from p. 7 of your grandfatherβs Doros HaAcharonim (1937) which can be found at http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2265&st=&pgnum=7
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It lists 5 children: Meir, Moshe, Chaya Devora, Yosef (your father), Avraham Yisroel (Prof. Abraham Eisenstadt of Brooklyn College)
http://www.montefiores.com/Montefiore/jewish-cemeteries-new-york/locator/visitorview.php?intnum=74703
Portrait of RBZ Eisenstadt as a young graduate in 1909:
http://primo.nli.org.il/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?dscnt=1&elementId=8&recIdxs=8&frbrVersion=&query=any%2Ccontains%2CAbraham+Schwadron+archive&scp.scps=scope%3A%28NNL_PIC_ALBUM%29&tab=nli_album&dym=true&dstmp=1375299952207&srt=title&highlight=true&indx=119&fromLogin=true&renderMode=poppedOut&vl(freeText0)=Abraham%20Schwadron%20archive&fn=search&vid=NLI_Photo&institution=NNL&displayMode=full&loc=local%2Cscope%3A%28NNL_PIC_ALBUM%29&ct=display&recIds=NNL_Schwad_DigiNNL01002763327&doc=NNL_Schwad_DigiNNL01002763327&bulkSize=30&vl(146619944UI0)=any&tabs=detailsTab&fromLogin=true
Here is his picture:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Rabbi_Ben-Zion_Eisenstadt.jpg/220px-Rabbi_Ben-Zion_Eisenstadt.jpg